Lamp-bracket.



E. F. 'BES'SEY & W. H. BEIERS.

y LAMP BRACKET.

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LAMP BAcKE.

APQLICATION FILED MARE. i917vv ljlivl EDWARD E. '.BESSEY AND VILLIM BEIERS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNORS T0 HOWE MANULEACTU COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION.

LAM-BRACKET.

Speccaton of Letters Patent.

Application filed Mazchv, 1917. Serial No. 153,382.

following. is :i specification.

Our in vent and hes par ion relates to liglitingiv devices ticulztr reference to n novel bracket tor nsc in attaching n senrchiight to an automobile.

lt is new becoming common practice. to

mount n seni chlight er sovcnlled spotlight on the Windshield of in nntoinobile, pro

vision being` i cal :ind s horizontal exis. tinuous vibra,

nude for inoveinent on n vertilne to the. contion und the exposure to the.

Weather, innch di'tiiculty hns been experiv enced in maintaining' .ticxibility 1n the joints withoutn constant uncertainty es to the integrity .of th e structure. This has arisen structure, consisting' ot' the Alznnp c i rin ad n p ted rising, the for removable connection to n support and zi. tube for unitingl the hun p end arm, thc end crimped into cooperan-nig p oin the tube being upset or holding; engngeinent with the erts. Mounted on the tube are suitable spring Dressed hearing: members,

acting' to trietioiinlly hold they parte in justed positions. l

ln this structure come loose and no The pnrts nre. so designed is to any sort. enable. all the ine; und th ingr the cost thereot.

no nuts 'to beconneci'iions ot there ai re. threaded reet' to be pmdnced by stamp by materially lessen- 'thc spring; compression 'Wili be exactly the sanne in euch device and the irictionzii resistance. to ndplstment Will he constant therenttcr.

are inclosed e .prevent trapping of moisture and conse- Patented Apr. e, isis..

'a few drops. of lubricant occasionally.

In this manner We provide n device which is inipregnnbleto vibration and the loss of `attaching or adjusting parts; Which' may be handled, sold and applied as a unitv and without the necessity for adjustments which may be detached es n whole and used for other purposes Without danger of loss of any parts, and Whiclrmay be produced in quantities very cheaply.

The invention Will be more readily understood by reference to the accompanying drawing in which, y

Fie-ure l is a perspective view of n lamp and bracketin its operative position upon an vautomobile;

Fig'. 2 is an of the bracket;

Fig. 3 is n sectional view on the of Fig. 2

Fig'. ai is zt sectional view on the line 1r-Li of Fig. 2;'

Fig. 5 is n plan view ot the blank used'in forming one of the halves of the attaching bracket;

Fig. G shows the halt` of the bracket in its completed state;

' lfigu is n sectional view on the line 7-7 of Figl;

l Figs. 8 und 9 are perspective views ot' the two halves of the tubular post7 zuid,

Fig, l0 is n perspective view of the lateral armr which engages the clamp, one-half of which is shown in' Fig. t3.

The invention is shown .in Fig. l as zipplied to n Windshield trarne. l0, the clainp- 'ingr member consisting;r of duplicate halves, one of which is shown in 5 and 6. Enel). ot' these brackets or clump members is formed from e single sheet of metal, shaped es .shown in Fig. 5. Following the formetionof the blank in that shape, it is pressed or stamped to bend the side edges at right angles, thereby forming; the lateral langes, if 12. The tongues at the end of the blank are likewise bent at rightnngles to the body enlarged sec-tional elevation 70 line 3-3 with said arm and said 'as described.

mounted on a support, a continuous tube exiiending between and rotatably secured to the 'casing and arm, the ends of said tube being crimped into holding; engagement casing, and integral bearings adapted for frictionally holding the parts in adjusted position, substantially am. meme@ Signed at Chicago pf Merch, 1917. EDWARD F. BESSEY.`

WM. H. BEIERS. Witnesses:

j BERT G. COGHRANE,

MILTON T. MILLER.

llinois, this fifth day 

